All posts tagged "Munster"
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoSnyman back to add his weight for Boks
LEINSTER lock RG Snyman is one of four returning World Cup winners in the South Africa squad for their autumn internationals...
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Features
/ 7 months agoTo play in two World Cups was a dream
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID SISI THE FORMER ITALY, ZEBRE, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LEEDS, LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND U20 LOOSE FORWARD RUGBY...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScarlets vs Zebre Parma – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
It is another Friday night game for the Scarlets as they welcome Zebre Parma to Llanelli. We are entering the final...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoAn enormous honour – Caelan Doris to captain Ireland in Autumn Internationals
Caelan Doris will captain Ireland in an Autumn Nations Series that begins against New Zealand on November 8. Back-row forward Doris...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoSnyman shows who’s boss
Connacht ........ 12 Leinster ...........33 ■ By JOHN FALLON RG SNYMAN again showed his class as an understrength Leinster side proved...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoMunster facing tough test
Stormers ........ 34 Munster .......... 19 ■ By KEVIN FALLON MUNSTER have a huge game on their hands next week against...
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Features
/ 7 months agoYoung Guns – Max Clein
Young Guns Max Clein is enjoying learning from his childhood hero Sean Cronin at Munster and hopes to emulate the Ireland...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoLeinster turn on the style in front of 80,000 at Croke Park
By Kevin Fallon Leinster .............26pts Tries: Lowe 6, Doris 11, Keenan 15, Snyman 40 Conversions: Frawley 7, 12, 15 Munster ...............
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Features
/ 7 months agoPlaying out in France was brutal -it really was
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRIAN MULLEN THE FORMER LONDON IRISH & CLERMONT FLY-HALF NOWADAYS it is a trend: players moving across the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCattle wants to make Mennaye Field a fortress
By CHRIS COLLYER CORNISH Pirates have their sights set on the development of new players and making Mennaye Field a formidable...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoOspreys can do nothing to stop Munster taking charge
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ...........23pts Tries: McCarthy 1, Farrell 26, Nash 40, O’Donoghue 64. Penalty: Crowley 9 Ospreys .............. 0pts IRISH...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBreen called up to captain Ireland
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Canada v Ireland Saturday October 5. Kick-off 11.45pm MUNSTER centre Enya Breen was named captain of Ireland...
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Features
/ 7 months agoDYLANHICKS
YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...
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/ 7 months agoStade get back into winning routine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...
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/ 8 months agoMartin Offiah backing his boy to hit the heights
By Ross Heppenstall Tyler Offiah has been backed to make his senior debut for Bath this season – by his try-scoring...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoZebre stun Munster with almighty comeback win
By James Lyons Zebre, beaten in all 20 previous games by Munster, pulled off one of the biggest shocks in URC...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoGlasgow Warriors get back in the groove
By Luke Jarmyn Glasgow ......... 42 Benetton.......... 10 Captain Kyle Steyn scored two tries as champions Glasgow bounced back from last...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSouth African influence on European Rugby
By Peter Ryan South Africa is a phenomenal rugby nation that is at the top of its game right now. Talent...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoFraser Dingwall: England will stay on track
By Paul Rees Fraser Dingwall is confident the shock loss of two coaches this summer will not derail England who have...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoAlex Nankivell the difference as Munster win a thriller
By John Fallon Munster ...........35pts Tries: Nankivell 29, Haley 32, Hodnett 45, Coombes 60, Daly 70 Conversions: Burns 29, 33, 46,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoLuke Yendle in place to steal it for Dragons
By Simon Thomas Dragons...............23pts Tries: Keddie 28, Yendle 84 Conversions: Evans 29, 85 Penalties: Evans 1, 24, 77 Ospreys ............... 21pts...
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Top 14
/ 8 months agoFrisch in mood to impress Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ambitious: Antoine Frisch is keen to make a mark in the international setup PICTURE: Getty Images ONE-TIME...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoURC SQUADS
Benetton Giosué Zilocchi, Ivan Nemer, Mirco Spagnolo, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Riccardo Genovese, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Tiziano Pasquali, Bautista Bernasconi, Marco...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoWith promotion back Ealing Trailfinders will be gunning for Championship glory
Ben Jaycock looks at who could challenge Ben Ward’s west London side as the season prepares to kick off next weekend...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGloucester make the most of trip to Munster
By SAM JACKSON Munster ............19pts Tries: Coombes 6, Quinn 23, Oliver 47 Conversions: Burns 7, 48 Gloucester .......33pts Tries: Atkinson 7,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIt’s time for Itoje to stand up and prove his worth
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Tough task: Maro Itoje will have to be at his best to lead...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoTime we stopped indulging the haka
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoNucifora shows the way forward
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Master: David Nucifora will start work with Scotland in December PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCavalry comes to rescue for Bath
■ By ROGER PANTING Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Emens 12, Spandler 21, Coetzee 42, Offiah 46 Conversions: Burns 5 McCarthy 25,...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoEngland must find answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Left in the lurch: England boss Steve Borthwick and, inset, Felix Jones, left,...
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Features
/ 9 months agoPrice glad he played under old regime
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Pontypool Park on September 24, 1986, with the sweet chestnut trees in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 months agoBlow for England as Jones quits
By Ben Jaycock Back-to-back World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left his role with England after sources revealed he...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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Features
/ 9 months agoSaints are ready to open new chapter
Paul Rees reports on how things are changing at Franklin's Gardens ahead of the new season Northampton's early season form gave...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoEight reasons to be cheerful for Cardiff
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW What a start: Efan Daniel playing for Cardiff last season PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 9 months agoBath out to go one step further this time around
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW JOHANN VAN GRAAN HAS TURNED THE WEST COUNTRY SIDE INTO TITLE CHALLENGERS TWO years after finishing...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoWalters leaves England for Irish challenge
By SAM JACKSON ALED Walters has left his role as England’s head of strength and conditioning to take up a position...
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Features
/ 10 months agoMcCall out to build new dynasty at Saracens
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES FACING EX-CHAMPIONS AS THEY PREPARE FOR LIFE WITHOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO LAST season marked the end of...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoFijian speedster leading the way
Ben Jaycock reports on the comings and goings in England’s second tier ahead of the new season which kicks off next...
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Features
/ 10 months agoNew leaders for old rivalries
The Rugby Championship preview Paul Rees predicts that New Zealand and South Africa will battle for top spot - but it...
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Chris Hewett
/ 10 months agoDay when the Real McCoys stood up
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE governing bodies of the union game are not renowned for their speed off the mark –...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoNewcastle agree deal for Arnold
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Sammy Arnold on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Brive,...
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Latest News
/ 10 months ago14 poised to hit the ground running
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN One to watch: Owen Farrell is the next in a long line of big-name internationals who have...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoProtesters who lit the flame under apartheid
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the 1969/70 Springbok tour to England and the huge opposition it generated SPORT’s important role in...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoOverseas stars join top teams
Ben Jaycock reports on the increasing popularity of the Women’s Prem as 30 imports sign for the top sides in England...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoOnly our best will do, says Carnduff
By JAMES ORPIN FINN Carnduff leads England U20s out to face old rivals Ireland today knowing they must produce their best...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 months agoEuropean Cup must only be for elite
Nick Cain Column When an elite competition like the European Cup comes up with a dullard draw which has deposed two-time...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoIreland’s ecstasy as cool Frawley steals it
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa..................... 24pts Penalties: Pollard 19, 35, 45, 48, 53, 57, 61, 65 Ireland............................... 25pts Tries: Murray 14...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoBath face La Rochelle in Champions Cup opener
That winning feeling: Toulouse lifting the Champions Cup PICTURE: Alamy THE 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup gets started with a bang, as...
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/ 10 months agoPeter Jackson: Warrior Peter O’Mahony learns a brutal lesson
A Grand Slam winner last year, Peter O’Mahony backed it up by captaining Ireland to a second successive Six Nations title.
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